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== Installation == | |||
=== With Microsoft SQL === | |||
Installing WordPress to use MS SQL is not recommended. It is possible, but its a bit of a bodge and you may encounter problems at a later date. You can install MySQL on Windows, and this is a preferred route to take if possible. | |||
You'll need to have a working installation of PHP completed on your webserver 1st | |||
# Create a new blank database on your MS SQL server with a user | |||
# Install the Microsoft Drivers 3.0 for PHP for SQL Server | |||
#* http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/confirmation.aspx?id=20098 | |||
#* Make sure that the sqlsvr extension is being loaded by PHP (you may need to restart IIS). Create a single PHP page with the content below. | |||
# Copy WordPress into the web root | |||
# Download and install the ''WP Db Abstraction'' plugin so that WordPress can access MS SQL | |||
#* http://wordpress.org/plugins/wordpress-database-abstraction/installation/ | |||
<source lang="php"> | |||
<?php | |||
phpinfo() | |||
?> | |||
</source> | |||
== Configuration == | == Configuration == | ||
== Pretty Permalinks == | === Pretty Permalinks === | ||
The WordPress documentation recommends editing your site's <code>.htaccess</code> file in order to set-up pretty looking permalinks <ref>http://codex.wordpress.org/Using_Permalinks</ref>. However, where possible Apache advise against using a <code>.htaccess</code> file as it can impact a site's performance <ref>http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/howto/htaccess.html</ref>. To do so, update your site's config file as follows... | The WordPress documentation recommends editing your site's <code>.htaccess</code> file in order to set-up pretty looking permalinks <ref>http://codex.wordpress.org/Using_Permalinks</ref>. However, where possible Apache advise against using a <code>.htaccess</code> file as it can impact a site's performance <ref>http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/howto/htaccess.html</ref>. To do so, update your site's config file as follows... | ||
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== Send Emails via SMTP Server == | === Send Emails via SMTP Server === | ||
If you need to configure your WordPress install to use an SMTP server then there is no way to achieve this via the existing admin console (there are Plugins that do this though). | If you need to configure your WordPress install to use an SMTP server then there is no way to achieve this via the existing admin console (there are Plugins that do this though). | ||